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Callahan v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Polices and Bonds
90 Mass. App. Ct. 196 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 12, 2016
As explained in Stockman v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 62 Mass. App. … See Commonwealth v. Maloney, 447 Mass. 577, 584 (2006). See also Burke v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 90 Mass. App. Ct.
Cited 3 timesPublishedR.C. Management Corp. v. Planning Board of Southbridge
31 Mass. App. Ct. 510 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 6, 1991
See Corcoran v. Planning Bd. of Sudbury, 406 Mass. 248, 251-252 (1989). … Lawrence v. Falzarano, 380 Mass. 18 , 25 n.10 (1980). Perini Corp. v. Building Inspector of N. Andover, 7 Mass. App. Ct. 72 , 78 n.9 (1979). See also Finlay v. Eastern Racing Assn., 308 Mass. 20, 27 (1941).
Cited 0 timesPublishedBoston Gas Co. v. Board of Assessors of Boston
82 Mass. App. Ct. 517 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 3, 2012
The board’s expertise in this regard is entitled to “some deference,” Koch v. … See, e.g., Assessors of Lynnfield v. New England Oyster House, Inc., 362 Mass. 696 , 700 n.2 (1972), citing New Brunswick v. New Jersey Div. of Tax Appeals, 39 N.J. 537, 546 (1963); Assessors of Lynn v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedKing v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Chatham
30 Mass. App. Ct. 938 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 18, 1991
L. c. 40A, § 6, subdivision plans meeting certain conditions are governed by the zoning law in effect at the time of the first submission of the plan to the planning board. … Ipswich, 395 Mass. 757, 760 (1985), quoting from Lexington v. Bedford, 378 Mass. 562, 570 (1979). Steven S. DeYoung for the plaintiff. Bruce P. Gilmore, Town Counsel, for the defendant.
Cited 0 timesPublished5 Mass. App. Ct. 304 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 11, 1977
See Academy Spires, Inc. v. Brown, 111 N.J. Super. 477, 484 (1970). It is unlikely that McKenna could have afforded $840 to remedy the major violations found in this case. … See Green v. Superior Court, 10 Cal. 3d at 639, n.24, citing with approval Academy Spires, Inc. v. Brown , 111 N.J. Super, at 477, and Morbeth Realty Corp. v. Rosenshine, 67 Misc. 2d 325 (N.Y. Civ. Ct. 1971).
Cited 48 timesPublishedSUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & Another v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 9, 2025
Williams v. Board of Appeals of Norwell, 490 Mass. 684 , 689 (2022). … See Fitzsimonds v. Board of Appeals of Chatham, 21 Mass. App.
Cited 0 timesPublishedSecretary of Administration & Finance v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board
81 Mass. App. Ct. 81 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 3, 2012
Boston Police Superior Officers Fedn. v. … Brown, 432 Mass. 1015, 1015 (2000), cited by the union, is inapposite. There, the court held that the aggrieved party ran afoul of the statutory requirement of G.
Cited 0 timesPublishedKATHERINE DANT & Another v. MOBILE HOME RENT CONTROL BOARD OF CHICOPEE & Another
Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 15, 2025
See Veksler v. Board of Registration in Dentistry, 429 Mass. 650, 652 (1999), quoting Pinecrest Village, Inc. v. … No. 10800 v.
Cited 0 timesPublishedPrescott v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & Bonds
42 Mass. App. Ct. 36 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 10, 1997
The Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds (board) upheld the surcharge, but on Prescott’s appeal under G. … Unlike the regulations involved in DiLoreto v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 383 Mass. 243 , 244-245 n.3 (1981), 5 and one of the regulations 6 discussed in Yazbek v.
Cited 5 timesPublishedWalsh v. Planning Bd. of Dennis
95 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 17, 2019
Cited 0 timesPublishedNo opinion text285 Lynn Shore Drive Condominium Trust v. Automatic Sprinkler Appeals Board
47 Mass. App. Ct. 437 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 29, 1999
Board of Appeals of Rockport v. DeCarolis, 32 Mass. App. Ct. 348, 353 (1992). 3. Exemption under G. L. c. 148. … Co. v. James, 39 Mass. App. Ct. 559, 564-565 (1995) (Brown, J., concurring).
Cited 3 timesPublishedMcLellan v. Commissioner of Correction
29 Mass. App. Ct. 933 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 13, 1990
The printed forms used for the board’s decisions state: “The inmate has been advised of the board’s decision and a copy of this document has been delivered to the inmate. . . . … See Brown v. Quinn, 406 Mass. 641, 643-645 (1990). Compare Eli & Bessie Cohen Hillel Academy, Inc. v.
Cited 23 timesPublishedDoe v. Boston Medical Center Corp.
88 Mass. App. Ct. 289 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 9, 2015
BROWN, J. … Epstein v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 2 Consoli was later convicted of indecent assault and battery and assault and battery for his actions. See Commonwealth v. Consoli, 82 Mass. App.
Cited 4 timesPublishedRet. Bd. of Watertown v. Deignan
95 Mass. App. Ct. 1104 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 21, 2019
Cited 0 timesPublishedNo opinion textCarstensen v. ZONING BD. OF APPEALS, CAMBRIDGE
11 Mass. App. Ct. 348 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 13, 1981
Brown, J. This appeal is from two final judgments entered in the Land Court. … See Rice v. Board of Appeals of Dennis, 342 Mass. at 500, 501-502 ; Sandberg v. Board of Appeals of Taunton, 349 Mass. 769 (1965); P & D Serv. Co. v.
Cited 7 timesPublishedCambridge Housing Authority v. Civil Service Commission
7 Mass. App. Ct. 586 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 17, 1979
Brown, J. The plaintiff, Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA), brought this action in the nature of certiorari, pursuant to G. … Thus, the sole question before the commission in reaching its decision to reverse the action of the board was whether CHA’s action was justified. See Sullivan v.
Cited 25 timesPublishedJ.W., Sex Offender Registry Board No. 25324 v. Sex Offender Registry Board.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 4, 2026
No. 10800 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 459 Mass. 603, 637 (2011); Doe, Sex Offender Registry Bd. No. 10216 v. … No. 10800 v. Sex Offender Registry Bd., 459 Mass. 603, 630-631 (2011).
Cited 0 timesUnpublishedGallitano v. BD. OF SURVEY PLANNING OF WALTHAM
10 Mass. App. Ct. 269 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 14, 1980
BOARD OF SURVEY AND PLANNING OF WALTHAM. Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex. March 12, 1980. July 14, 1980. Present: ARMSTRONG, BROWN, & KASS, JJ. Robert J. Brophy, Assistant City Solicitor, for the defendant. … If not a conscious choice, but merely an omission, it is probably one beyond the power of a planning board to rectify: for a planning board controls development principally *273 through its regulations, Canter v.
Cited 12 timesPublishedWood Waste of Boston, Inc. v. Board of Health of Everett
52 Mass. App. Ct. 330 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 24, 2001
The present case is unlike TBI, Inc. v. Board of Health of N. … Compare Cohen v. Board of Registration in Pharmacy, 350 Mass. 246, 253 (1966).
Cited 3 timesPublishedGloria Sharyon Brown v. Vero Healthcare.
Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 25, 2023
Co. v. Wilkerson, 91 Mass. App. Ct. 276, 283 (2017), and "some leniency is appropriate" for self-represented litigants, Mmoe v. … Lindsay v. Romano, 427 Mass. 771, 774 (1998), quoting McGuinness v. Cotter, 412 Mass. 617, 627 (1992).
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